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Re: How do you break down an inserted shortcut?
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Fri, 17 Nov 2000 05:32:16 GMT
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Tony Hafner <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
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> There are certain things that I'd like to be able to create once and then
> reuse many times in various different models. The most obvious example is • a
> minifig. I want to build him once in a sitting position and once in a
> standing position, and then load him into various different models. Then
> for a given model, I want to swap out specific parts or change colors of
> various parts.
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> But when you load a model (by dragging from the "models" node on the parts
> tree into a view), you get a single line item that can't be broken down. • My
> current workaround is to open the file in Notepad and paste in the minifig
> from another file. Then when I open it in MLCAD, I get the separate • pieces.
> I can recolor each or swap the torso for a printed one, etc. Is there any
> way through MLCAD's UI to load a separate model into the current model and
> get the individual parts? Another way to do this would be to load the • file
> in as a submodel and then merge them, but this doesn't appear to be • possible
> either.
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> Any help with this would be appreciated.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
The best thing would be to work with MPD - Submodels.
Once you would like the load the minifig you could import the minifig.dat
into the project (Multipart/Import model) ... this will create a sub-model
used the same way as any other part - but you can modify it!
Michael
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| (...) Thanks for the answer, but that still doesn't solve the main problem I'm having. I'm trying to build instructions for various models, and I typically put in a minifig or two in the last step. I'd like them to show up along with the vehicle. Is (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| There are certain things that I'd like to be able to create once and then reuse many times in various different models. The most obvious example is a minifig. I want to build him once in a sitting position and once in a standing position, and then (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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